Best Public Schools in Follansbee, WV

Summary:

The city of Follansbee, West Virginia is home to two elementary schools, Brooke Primary School North and Brooke Intermediate School North, which serve students from kindergarten through 4th grade. Both schools are part of the Brooke County Schools district and demonstrate strong academic performance, with Brooke Intermediate School North ranking in the top third of West Virginia elementary schools.

Brooke Intermediate School North stands out as the stronger performer of the two, with its students scoring above the state average on the 2023-2024 WV Assessment tests in both math and English language arts for 3rd and 4th grades. The school's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 57.8%, compared to the state average of 53.2%, and its 4th grade math proficiency rate was 54.6%, compared to the state average of 47.6%. Similarly, the school's 3rd grade English language arts proficiency rate was 48.2%, compared to the state average of 46.3%, and its 4th grade English language arts proficiency rate was 49.4%, compared to the state average of 46.6%.

While the schools demonstrate strong academic performance, they both have a very high percentage of white students, ranging from 95.21% to 95.62%, with low representation of other racial/ethnic groups. This lack of diversity may be an area for the district to explore and address. Additionally, the spending per student at Brooke Primary School North ($13,669) is slightly higher than at Brooke Intermediate School North ($12,921), which may suggest some funding disparities between the two schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2024)		WV Assessment English Language Arts (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WV Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brooke Primary School North	Public	K-2	200 Rockdale Rd	Follansbee	26037	Brooke County	Brooke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 527-0870	250	18	13.6		229 (91.6%)	5 (2.0%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)								(n/a)					$13,669	$1,112	$12,557
Brooke Intermediate School North	Public	3-4	1098 Jefferson St	Follansbee	26037	Brooke County	Brooke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 527-2250	163	14	12.0		151 (92.6%)	5 (3.1%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	58.9	131^st of 368 public elementary schools	64.4%		64.8	111^th of 368 public elementary schools	69.8%	20	57.8	54.6	48.2	49.4	$12,921	$1,026	$11,895

Cities Near Follansbee

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wellsburg	1.61 mi	5	141^st
Weirton	5.02 mi	5	77^th
West Liberty	10.93 mi	1	23^rd
New Cumberland	13.95 mi	4	18^th
Wheeling	15.99 mi	16	35^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the West Virginia Department of Education.

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